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Re:Apple Silicon MacBook batteries can't be replaced under w... by throwaway48476 on Friday May 31, 2024 @08:50AM (#40534480)
The problem is most people are not experts on laptop design trade offs and only find out about these malicious practices years after purchase at which point they cannot vote with their wallet.
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Re:Apple Silicon MacBook batteries can't be replaced under w... by lathiat on Friday May 31, 2024 @09:14AM (#40534736)
Which is exactly why we have industry standards elsewhere. Particularly in house building for example.
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Re:Apple Silicon MacBook batteries can't be replaced under w... by throwaway48476 on Friday May 31, 2024 @09:32AM (#40534915)
I've seen enough inspections to know building standards don't mean much.
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Re:Apple Silicon MacBook batteries can't be replaced under w... by lathiat on Monday June 03, 2024 @09:20PM (#40569704)
It's sadly true but also without such standards it'd be even worse, and, you'd have nothing to fall back on to try to force them to fix it.
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